ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,770,466, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. (North Ryde, Australia).

"Systems and methods for communications between electronic gaming machines, a progressive system server, and overhead signage" was invented by Ryan Hawkins (Henderson, Nev.) and Robert Honeycutt (Henderson, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic gaming system includes an electronic gaming machine configured to execute a wagering game, an overhead display, and a progressive system server. The progressive system server is configured to: (i) receive, from the electronic gaming machine, a message including at least one o...